Open Bioinformatics Journal
Bentham Science Publishers Β· United Arab Emirates Β· Est. 2007
Aims & Scope
The Open Bioinformatics Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters, clinical trial studies and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. The coverage includes biomedicine, focusing on large data acquisition, analysis and curation, computational and statistical methods for the modeling and analysis of biological data, and descriptions of new algorithms and databases. The Open Bioinformatics Journal, a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on the developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open Bioinformatics Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of bioinformatics published continuously by Bentham Open.
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Frequently asked questions about Open Bioinformatics Journal
Is Open Bioinformatics Journal a predatory journal?
Open Bioinformatics Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) β DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Open Bioinformatics Journal?
Open Bioinformatics Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.20.
Is Open Bioinformatics Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Open Bioinformatics Journal is indexed in Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Open Bioinformatics Journal?
The Open Bioinformatics Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters, clinical trial studies and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. The coverage includes biomedicine, focusing on large data acquisition, analysis and curation, computational and statistical methods for the modeling and analysis of biological data, and descriptions of new algorithms and databases. The Open Bioinformatics Journal, a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on the dev
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